DealBook Online

By JULIA WERDIGIER, EVELYN M. RUSLI and KEVIN ROOSE

Published: February 28, 2012

PRU ON THE MOVE? Prudential P.L.C., one of Britain's largest insurance companies, said on Monday that it was considering moving abroad because of new European Union rules on capital reserves in the financial industry.

Prudential is based in London but generates about 40 percent of its revenue in Asia. Tidjane Thiam, left, Prudential's chief executive, has repeatedly railed against the new set of European rules that is expected to affect insurance companies as early as 2013.

Prudential joins British banks, including Barclays and HSBC, that have warned in the past that they might move their headquarters abroad if Britain's banking regulation became too punishing. JULIA WERDIGIER

MOTOROLA BUYBACK Carl C. Icahn's long-running relationship with Motorola may be winding down. Motorola Solutions, the enterprise and networking company created from the breakup of Motorola, will buy back $1.17 billion of stock from Mr. Icahn, below, as part of a larger $3 billion share buyback program.

The billionaire's representative on the board, Vincent J. Intrieri, a director of Icahn Enterprises, will also resign from the board after the completion of the deal. While Mr. Icahn is selling most of his shares, he will most likely remain one of Motorola's largest shareholders. As of Jan. 1, Mr. Icahn owned 38.3 million shares, a 12 percent stake, according to data from Bloomberg.

EVELYN M. RUSLI

GAS INVESTMENT The BlackStone Group said on Monday that it had made a $2 billion equity investment in Cheniere Energy Partners, an outpost of Cheniere Energy, the Houston-based energy company. The investment will help the company build a facility in Sabine Pass, La., where natural gas will be compressed, chilled and shipped to Europe, Asia and other foreign markets on giant ships.